Catching Up, Part 2

And now for our Thanksgiving adventures ... Fred is traveling for work so we traveled to Somone, about an hour and a half outside of Dakar and stayed at a hotel on the beach. Several families went together so the kids had lots of friends to play with and I was very thankful for the ocean view, time with my friends, and relaxed atmosphere. And in another "this is Dakar life" moment, my kids vacationed with their school principal, Charlie's current teacher, Charlie's first grade teacher, Max's previous third grade teacher, and Max's current science teacher. :) After staying up until 11pm on Thursday night to watch the show at the hotel (didn't start till 10pm!), the boys got up early Friday morning for a sunrise hike through the mangroves with a few other adventurous friends (and 2 parents). I stayed back with Lucy who needed more sleep. Most of these pictures were taken by the boys. As usual, I didn't take many pictures and left the camera in the room almost the whole time. Lucy and Max were sick last week with colds and coughs and unfortunately, I caught it just as we were leaving for the hotel on Thursday. I really noticed my kids' independence as they took off with friends to play while I coughed and sneezed - especially Lucy who was more than happy to plan a treasure hunt out of my line of sight! We're lucky to have made such good friends here!